Too gay
But Not Too Gay
The straight couple can kiss,
but the gay couple acquire to settle for blazing hugging action.
Quagmire: Just adopting and pucker-kissing.
Joe: Yeah, we're network TV gay, so all we can do is adopt children and pucker-kiss, no tongue stuff. Isn't that right, sweetie?
— Family Guy, "Disney's The Reboot"
Okay, let's say you're done hiding your lesbians and you don't yearn to bury any gays. You want to highlight a queer character on your show or, hell, make them the starring character! But what if they get a Care for Interest? Will they flirt? Kiss? Hold hands? Own anything resembling or implying a sex life? Homosexual characters enjoy increased awareness in media and numerous positive portrayals. However, there is a bit of a Double Standard regarding same-gender love portrayals and
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Since last week, antiwar protests have broken out on college campuses across the country. What’s notable to me is the combination of a complete lack of abuse along with the hysterical accusations of such and hyperbole going back and forth between the two sides. Everyone deep down knows that no one is going to obtain hurt, not by the police and not by the protestors, but that it is to their advantage to pretend as if this isn’t the case. We are truly in an era of flaccid histrionics.
The whole thing feels limp and fake, perfect for a generation afraid to move outside, have sex, or otherwise pass what used to be normal milestones on the road to adulthood. I thought about this while watching a video of Khyami James (“he/she/they”), a protest chief at Columbia, declaring that the rest of us are lucky that he is not out murdering Zionists. The contrast between the gay theatric voice and the words coming out of his mouth highlights the absurdity of the current moment. I would personally not perceive the least bit threatened walking by Khyami while waving an Israeli flag. At worst, I visualize that he/she/they might explain me to “talk to the hand,” if gays stil
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